#103663  by SarnoMusicSolutions
 
Waldo should be able to clear this up for sure, but I thought that the OBEL jack used the TIP-send-to-fx, RING-return-from-fx routing, the opposite of what you just listed. I could be wrong. It would be cool if we all adhered to an OBEL send/return standard so our guitars would be interchangeable in OBEL rigs.



Brad
 #103669  by foolofships
 
There is more than one way to wire the OBEL so that it will work correctly. You've outlined one of them. Mine goes pickups --> 5-way selector switch --> tone pots --> preamp --> OBEL switch (push/pull) --> stereo jack tip --> router --> effects --> router --> stereo jack ring --> volume pot --> mono jack --> router --> amp. I wanted my effects to see my signal at full volume and tone, so I put the pots after the loop. I had the ring on the stereo jack be the return because it's alliterative and that way I could remember how it was supposed to go while I was wiring it. I used a preamp design that required a bipolar power supply, so I have a separate battery switch instead of using a stereo jack to send the -9V to ground.
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 #103673  by SarnoMusicSolutions
 
I think the main idea is that we all try to agree on a standard so that our routing devices and guitars and all the OBEL-equipped guitar makers can keep this system universal. Sure we can make our own version if we want, but it's for these other reasons I mentioned that is why we may want to keep consistent with eachother.

I disagree with the previous post with the placement of the tone pot circuit. Tone pots and cap values are designed to have a direct and passive connection to the pickup itself, NOT after the signal has been buffered and isolated. You won't get the same resonant shift response with your tone controls if you don't have them tied directly to the pickups and BEFORE the buffer/preamp. Having the tone control before the buffer and before the distortion pedal is central to achieving that special "tone-off", horn-like quality that we enjoy with Jerry sound. A post buffered tone control just won't do that sound. Also, since tone control circuit cap values are "impedance dependent", you would have to re-calculate the tone pot and tone cap values to achieve a useful treble rolloff frequency in the tone control.



Brad
 #103677  by jeffm725
 
The few times I've wired 'em up I send on the Tip and return on Ring . The "R" thing keeps me from forgetting (R)eturn on (R)ing.

Got that from boating: Keep the (R)ed buoy on the (R)ight when (R)eturning. :lol:
 #103679  by foolofships
 
Well, Brad, you certainly know a lot more than I do about electronics, so I had a look at my schematic to see what I did. I have the tone pots coming off the 5-way switch, so I guess that means they're before the effects loop, right? I'll edit my post to reflect reality. :oops:
 #103680  by JonnyBoy
 
I have to agree with Brad with the tone thing, I wired a Les Paul (before I knew what the hell I was doing) with all the pots after the signal processing and the tone pot didn't work right at all. The range was wacky and the tone was not Jerry like. I thought the tone pot is connected directly to the 5 way by way of the cap's legs separate (parallel?) to the line going to the buffer. Just giving it my best shot here...
 #103689  by TI4-1009
 
I think there is/was one small error in those photos- I think the connections for one of the pickups on the double (250/500) tone pot are reversed. See the original thread on page 2 of the guitar construction & mod section.
 #103693  by hippieguy1954
 
TI4-1009 wrote:I think there is/was one small error in those photos- I think the connections for one of the pickups on the double (250/500) tone pot are reversed. See the original thread on page 2 of the guitar construction & mod section.
Yea, I see what your talking about. I'm not sure if it matters which outer lug (on the tone pot) the gound is connected to, but I wired them both as shown for the 500k just to be sure and it works fine.
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 #103761  by tiffcheese
 
so you guys are actually getting into altering the electronics inside the guitar to achieve a Jerry tone? versus just grabbing a premade guitar and matching it with pedals and certain amps? That's pretty hardcore :lol:
 #103762  by hippieguy1954
 
tiffcheese wrote:so you guys are actually getting into altering the electronics inside the guitar to achieve a Jerry tone? versus just grabbing a premade guitar and matching it with pedals and certain amps? That's pretty hardcore :lol:
You can get very close to Jerry tone with just a good tube amp and a few pedals. After all, that is what Jerry did in the early years, but if you want to get the tone Jerry developed (as the years went on) you have to get into the modifications he developed.

Check it out here:

http://www.wald-electronics.com/

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